Re: Oracle 7.3 and forms 3 - Supported or not?

In article <323E66BA.4432_at_cam.ac.uk>, cj10_at_cam.ac.uk says...
>
>Mike Rife wrote:
>>
>> Forms 3.0 cannot access Oracle 7.3. Forms 3.0 access Oracle via
 SQL*Net
>> version 1. Oracle 7.3 supports SQL*Net V2 only. Thus, Forms 3.0
 cannot
>> access 7.3.
>
>Nonsense. Forms 3 can use SQL*Net version 2. If it doesn't work with
 Oracle
>7.3, it must be for some other reason.

The reason Forms 3 doesn't work on Oracle7.3 is that SQL*Forms 3 is no longer supported and it is not on the distribution media to install. It would be a good exercise to attempt moving or installing SQL*Forms 3 from a pre-7.3 installation into the 7.3 installation to see if it would work.  I haven't done this and don't know if anyone else has tried and I am certain that Oracle wouldn't condone it even if it did work. But, if it works it would buy you some time in converting SQL*Forms 3 to /Developer2000. Otherwise, you can't go to 7.3 until you convert!

Jerry Wolfe
General Mills, Inc.
(612) 540-7257
wolfe001_at_mail.genmills.com Received on Thu Sep 19 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST